Adding biodiesel corn oil and sunflower oil to diesel fuel: The impact on the performance of conventional road vehicles

Serdari, A; Fragioudakis, K; Teas, C; Sakellaropoulos, F; Zannikos, F; Stournas, S; Lois, E

dc.contributor.author	Serdari, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Fragioudakis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Teas, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Sakellaropoulos, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Zannikos, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Stournas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lois, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:13:33Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:13:33Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0144-2600	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12561
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dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile engines	en
dc.subject.other	Automotive fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Esters	en
dc.subject.other	Gas emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable oils	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject.other	Corn oil	en
dc.subject.other	Rapeseed oil methylesters	en
dc.subject.other	Sunflower oil	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel fuels	en
dc.title	Adding biodiesel corn oil and sunflower oil to diesel fuel: The impact on the performance of conventional road vehicles	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	Although the substitution of rapeseed-oil methylesters for conventional diesel fuel is already a commercial practice in many countries of central Europe, the use of biodiesel has not yet been developed in Greece and other Southern Europe countries because of the lack of sufficient rapeseed cultivation. However, vegetable oils of other types, such as sunflower oil and corn oil, are abundant in many Mediterranean areas, and they seem to be attractive candidates for biodiesel applications. In this paper the results of small fleet tests are presented, in which vehicles were fuelled with blends of mineral diesel fuel and sunflower and corn oil biodiesel. It was observed that biodiesel resulted in reduced black-smoke opacity, and no significant increase of engine wear was observed. The drivers were enthusiastic and reported that they noticed no change in vehicle performance.	en
heal.publisher	INST ENERGY	en
heal.journalName	Journal of the Institute of Energy	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000087692400002	en
dc.identifier.volume	71	en
dc.identifier.issue	488	en
dc.identifier.spage	126	en
dc.identifier.epage	136	en